Tinubu

Speaker of the suspended Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Martins Amaewhule, has commended President Bola Tinubu on his decision to activate a state of emergency in Rivers.

The Speaker made the remarks in a letter signed on behalf of the state Assembly to the constituencies and distributed to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday 19,March 2025 and urged residents to cooperate with the newly deployed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd)..

However, on behalf of the Rivers House of Assembly and in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) he wrote that, the condition of the state is basically of the malfeasance of the governor who serially disobeyed judgments and orders of courts, and failed to govern the state in line with the oath of office and the Constitution.

He declared that as an Assembly, he will make sure that all their constituents would abide by the declaration even though it was not what they prayed for.

He further went ahead to say, that the President acted in the best interest of the country, and called on the constituents to remain calm as the Sole Administrator assumes duty.